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Spike88 · 01-08-09, 03:49 PM

I have a Dimension c521. It came with an AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8ghz. The motherboard has a AM2 slot. So I purchased a AMD Athlon 64 X2 60000+ 3.1ghz, which would nearly double my processor speed, and its a dual core instead of the single core. The new processor arrives in the mail today and I go to install it and its new heatsink(came with the processor). When I realized something that threw a wrench into my plans. The computer has a built in fan and heatsink. Thats fine and dandy, except for the fact I can't install the new heatsink.
Right now I'm kinda stuck. I cant' afford a new mother board, case, and graphics card(because my current graphics card is built into the motherboard). What should I do?

AVGWarhawk · 01-08-09, 04:29 PM

To be honest, can the motherboard support the speed of your new CPU? It would seem to me you are putting a V12 engine into a go-cart. I have never seen a board with a build in fan and heatsink. Then again I have not seen them all. If the said built in fan went bad, how do you replace it? Replace the entire mobo? What mobo do you have?

Spike88 · 01-08-09, 04:51 PM

Actually I don't know the motherboard. I googled which one should be in here and it says the Dell HY175. But thats not the one in my cmoputer. Its a dell board for sure. The fan isn't built onto the board, its in the front of the case. The heatsink doesn't slid into a slot like it normally would. Its in a big plastic thing that hinges like a door onto the processor and over the fan.

She-Wolf · 01-08-09, 05:01 PM

Spike, OEM boards (like Dell) are often customised so you cannot easily upgrade. If you go the Dell support site and put your model in, you can then view or download the manuals, and perhaps contact them to find out what to do.

Reece · 01-08-09, 07:15 PM

Post a screenshot of the heatsink/fan assy.

Spike88 · 01-08-09, 08:06 PM

Well, I ended up just putting the old heatsink back on and leaving the current processor. I guess I'll wait till I can get the money and buy a custom case/mobo/ power supply/ and graphics card.

Here's a diagram made by me(in paint) of the heatsink. Its not exactly accurate or to scale.

Wolfehunter · 01-08-09, 08:44 PM

I wouldn't suggest it but duck tape works well in keeping things together...

01-08-09, 03:49 PM	#1
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Help! I have a Dimension c521. It came with an AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8ghz. The motherboard has a AM2 slot. So I purchased a AMD Athlon 64 X2 60000+ 3.1ghz, which would nearly double my processor speed, and its a dual core instead of the single core. The new processor arrives in the mail today and I go to install it and its new heatsink(came with the processor). When I realized something that threw a wrench into my plans. The computer has a built in fan and heatsink. Thats fine and dandy, except for the fact I can't install the new heatsink. Right now I'm kinda stuck. I cant' afford a new mother board, case, and graphics card(because my current graphics card is built into the motherboard). What should I do?

01-08-09, 04:29 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	To be honest, can the motherboard support the speed of your new CPU? It would seem to me you are putting a V12 engine into a go-cart. I have never seen a board with a build in fan and heatsink. Then again I have not seen them all. If the said built in fan went bad, how do you replace it? Replace the entire mobo? What mobo do you have? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-08-09, 05:01 PM	#4
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Spike, OEM boards (like Dell) are often customised so you cannot easily upgrade. If you go the Dell support site and put your model in, you can then view or download the manuals, and perhaps contact them to find out what to do. __________________

01-08-09, 07:15 PM	#5
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,701 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Post a screenshot of the heatsink/fan assy. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

01-08-09, 08:44 PM	#7
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	I wouldn't suggest it but duck tape works well in keeping things together... __________________

01-08-09, 04:51 PM	#3
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Actually I don't know the motherboard. I googled which one should be in here and it says the Dell HY175. But thats not the one in my cmoputer. Its a dell board for sure. The fan isn't built onto the board, its in the front of the case. The heatsink doesn't slid into a slot like it normally would. Its in a big plastic thing that hinges like a door onto the processor and over the fan.

01-08-09, 08:06 PM	#6
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Well, I ended up just putting the old heatsink back on and leaving the current processor. I guess I'll wait till I can get the money and buy a custom case/mobo/ power supply/ and graphics card. Here's a diagram made by me(in paint) of the heatsink. Its not exactly accurate or to scale.

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